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Removal of blunt oesophageal foreign bodies in children using a Foley catheter
Author(s) -
ONG TAT HIN
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1982.tb01985.x
Subject(s) - medicine , foley catheter , foley , foreign body , blunt , surgery , catheter , stomach , foreign bodies , balloon , balloon catheter
. In the 3 years between January 1978 and December 1980, 25 children with an ingested blunt foreign body lodged in the oesophagus were treated using a Foley catheter to remove it. In only 2 cases the procedure was performed under fluoroscopic control. In 23 of the 25 cases, the oesophageal foreign body was successfully removed; in 2 instances the foreign body was pushed down into the stomach and subsequently passed out spontaneously without complications. Successful extraction can be acheved at the first attempt, without fluoroscopic control, if the Foley catheter is introduced all the way into the stomach before inflating the balloon and withdrawing the catheter, with the patient in the lateral position.